villupuram information from S.Balasubramasni B+ Orissa
  • i will be at my home town villupuram and my ancesteral place
    pondicherry (vedapuram) during ist week of May.

    if any one intersted to vist our place ,i can able to accomponying
    them during that period

    Routes

    villupuram - pondicherry( via mailam,thiruvakarai-
    ,thirukanur,patthukannu,ustari,villianur)

    villupuram - chengi-tindivanam (can able to see replica of ananta
    sayam of srirangam at chengi worshipped by a musilims during raja
    Desingu period)

    villupuram -Thirukoillur-Thiruvannamalai- Nadiparvadam ( hill of
    siddas)




    Viluppuram Temples

    villupuram sivan temple
    villupuram preumal koil
    koovagam temple

    Esalam

    Esalam Built by Rajendra Cholan I (1012 AD.) the presiding deity is
    lord Sri Ramanatha Eswarar. The legend found in sanskrit language
    and in grantha character. Written on the periphery of the seal is as
    follows, Rajadrajanya Makuta sreni-ratnesu sasanam Etad Rajendra
    cholasya parakesari varmanah.


    Ennairam
    The chola temple of Narasimma swamy koil Built by Rajaraja chola I
    (985-1014 A.D). 8,000 Samanaras lived in this village. Another
    temple Narasimma Perumal Koil also found here.


    Thumpoor

    The Temple of bid Nagam man. This temple is more than 1500 years old.
    Melnaariyappanoor Church
    Melnaariyappanoor Church Very old famous church is situated in
    Chennai - Selam highway and 8 km from Chinna Salem. The church is
    constructed by the Kunchaan, a devotee of St. Anthoniyar.



    Thirunarungondai

    It is 16 km Northwest of Ulundurpet and 21 km East of Thirukkoilur.
    Hillock at the village contains a Jaina cave and two temples
    dedicated to Parsvanatha and Chanraprahha. Cave served as the
    monastery of the monks of Virasangha in the 8th - 9th century A.D.
    Rich collection of bronze images found in the temple. Annual
    festival (Jan-Feb) celebrated on a grand scale and attended by Jams
    from all over Tamilnadu.

    Thirukkoilur : is situated on the Cuddalore Chittoor trunk road and
    37 km from Viluppuram. the presiding deities of the Vishnu Temple
    are Ulagalanda Perumal (Thiruvikrama Swami) and Pushpavallithayar.
    Kabilar Kundru is also yet an other picnic spot at Thirukkoilur
    which is situated in the middle of the river Pennayar. Kabilar was
    saint here and his last testing place, is maintained by the state
    Archaeological Department

    Thiruvennainallur

    It is 20 km from Viluppuram on the Thirukkoilur road which is the
    birth place of Sadayappar, the patron of Kambar ( greatest Tamil
    poet and author of the Tamil Epic Kambaramayanam) There is also an
    ancient temple dedicated to lord Siva. Marakanam Beach It is 22 km
    from Pondicherry across East Coast Road in Vanur Taluk. The salt
    field is very famous in this beach.

    Singavaram

    The temple of Lord Ranganatha, the tutelary god of Raja Desingh is
    on a hill top. It is a good specimen of south Indian type of rock
    cut shrine. The idol of Lord Ranganatha, in a reclining posture,
    measures 24 ft. in length which together with the inner sanctorum,
    is carved out of a single rock. It is said to be bigger than that of
    The idol in Srirangam.

    Thalavanur : Malleswaralayam Rock cut temple built by the pallava
    King Mahendra varman (B.C.580 to 670). Sculptures and Tamil and
    sanskrit inscriptions are found here.

    Mandagapattu

    A famous Archeological Temple site is 20 km from Viluppuram and 17
    km from Gingee. It is a 100 ft hillock, where the Mahendraverma (I)
    of Pallava kind. 580 - 630 made a case temple.

    24 Theerthangarargal

    It is 2 km north of Gingee town. The hillock on the western side of
    the road has two Jaina caverns and a huge boulder containing
    sculptures of all the 24 Theerthankaras in the 9th Century style. It
    is only place where all the 24 Theerthankaras are shown in a single
    large composition. An open rock nearby was the place where monk
    Chandranandi observed 57 days of fasting and died (5th- 6th century
    A.D).

    Mailam
    a great murugar temple on hillock

    Tiruvakarai : In and around this village there are a number of
    petrified tree trunks called fossil wood. There is also an ancient
    temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, dating hack to the Chola period.


    Mel Chittamur

    Mel Chittamur Which is 20 km of Thindivanam and 10 km east of
    Gingee. Head quarters of Digambara sect in Tamilnadu with the
    JINAKANCHI MATHA presided over by the Pontiff. Two temples, one
    dedicated to Parsvanatha and other known as `Mailanatha temple was
    originally a boulder containing rock cut images of Bahubali,
    Parsvanatha, Adinatha, Mahavira and Ambika yakshi carved in the 9th
    century AD. Rebuilt in the 16th century and renovated in the present
    century.

    Thiruvaamathoor

    This is an ancient chola temple. Dedicated to Lord Sri
    Abiramaeshwarar. This temple is 1500 years old. As the temple seems
    to have changed many hands between Rajaraja Chola I (AD 985-1012)
    and seerangadeva Maharayar. (1584.AD) The amman is Named
    Muththambigai.
  • me too me too...

    -Indu
  • It works with me too. ( I'm not available on April 28,
    29, May 18, 19, 20 - other days are fine! )

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